Arabic for Nerds · @arabicfornerds
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New article from Arabic for Nerds:

"What are the sources of sunnah.com and shamela.ws?"

sunnah.com and shamela.ws are popular websites among Arabic and Islamic students. What sources do they use and who is behind these websites? Guest author Mohamed has some answers.

Read more: arabic-for-nerds.com/guest-art

-Bukhari

#basra #elative #hadith #imam #pdf #sahihal #sahihmuslim #sayings #shia #sunniislam #theprophet

Last updated 1 year ago

Arabic for Nerds · @arabicfornerds
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New article from Arabic for Nerds:

"Do you understand Egyptian TikTok?"

Do you know what fasheikh means? Anyone trying to follow young Egyptians on social media will often fail because of the language. TikTok, rap and chat culture are changing dialects like never before. Some background and examples of slang.

Read more: arabic-for-nerds.com/dialects/

#adjective #adverb #alexandria #aswan #elative #hamza #slang #socialmedia #songs

Last updated 1 year ago

Arabic for Nerds · @arabicfornerds
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New article from Arabic for Nerds:

"الصَّلاةُ خَيْرٌ مِن الْنَّوْمِ: “Prayer is better than sleep” – Is it really “better”?"

The Islamic call to prayer is a tricky construction. In Sunni Islam, the muezzin uses khayr (خير) which strangely denotes a comparative (better). Why?

Read more: arabic-for-nerds.com/prayer-is

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#adjective #comparative #elative #evil #i #islamicphrases #muezzin #pattern #sunniislam #superlative #أَفْعَل #اسمالتفضيل #تنوين #خير #صرف #نحو

Last updated 1 year ago